CV

Chicle (Gum) Film – Feature Fiction Film | Dir. Lizette Barrera (In Development)

Director, Writer, Co-Producer

  • Finalist for NALIP Media Summit, The Accelerator Finalist

  • Participant of Austin Film Society’s Artist Intensive Hosted by Richard Linklater

  • Recipient of Austin Film Society Development Grant

Untitled Texas Latina Project – Anthology Feature Fiction Film | Dir. Lizette Barrera, Chelsea Hernandez, Sharon Arteaga, Paloma Hernandez, Valeria Contreras (In Development)

Co-Director, Co-Writer, Co-Producer

  • Participant at Gotham Market

  • Recipient of Austin Film Society Development Grant

  • Recipient of SFFilm Rainin Screenwriting Grant

  • Recipient of WarnerMedia’s OneFifty Grant

  • Recipient of Creative Future of Texas Fund

Rancho – Feature Hybrid Film | Dir. Andrés F. Torres; (Post-Production)

Producer

  • Recipient of Austin Film Society Development Grant

Anthem (Metal Supermarkets) – Commercial | Dir. Lizette Barrera; 2025

Director

The Good Boy – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Esmeralda Hernandez; 2025

Producer, Assistant Director

  • Winner of Audience Award at Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

The Ohio, Texas Remix – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Ya’ke Smith; 2025

Producer

  • Winner of Top Prize at Black Auteur Film Festival

  • Winner of 2nd Place Short Film at North Carolina Black Film Festival

Princess – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Beverly Chukwu; 2025

Producer, Assistant Director

  • Winner of Best Women Empowerment Short at the Austin International Art Festival

  • Winner of Best First-Time Director Award at Portland Moviemakers Awards

Be Your Beautiful (Sonobello) – Commercial | Dir. Lizette Barrera; 2024

Director

  • Telly Bronze Winner Award for Campaign-Promotional in a Regional/Multi-Market Cable Commercial Campaign

Unexpected Stories – Brown Girls Do Ballet (Visit Fort Worth) – Branded Content | Dir. Lizette Barrera; 2024

Director

  • Webby Winner for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

  • Telly Gold Winner Award for General-DEI: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in a Non-Broadcast Video Production

Smoke – Short Fiction Film | Dr. Joshua Gallas; 2024

Co-Writer, Producer, Line Producer

  • Special Mention for Directing and Cinematography at Dallas International Film Festival

  • Official Selection, IndyShorts International Film Festival Presented by Heartland Film

Search & Destroy – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Alexander Rosales 2024

Producer, Line Producer

  • World Premiered at Oak Cliff Film Festival

Untitled Lauren Ridloff & Joshua Jackson Project – TV Show | Showrunner Kat Candler; 2023

Showrunner’s Assistant

The Son Who Can’t Play Trumpet – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Isaac Garza 2023

Creative Producer

  • Recipient of WarnerMedia’s OneFifty Grant

  • Supported by HBO’s Pa’lante Promise Initiative

  • Official Selection, New York Latino Film Festival

  • Official Selection, NVISION Latino Film & Music Festival

Tejano Night – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Alexander Rosales 2022

Producer

  • Official Selection, Palm Springs International ShortFest

  • Winner of Hecho en Tejas Audience Award at Cine Las Americas International Film Festival

  • Finalist for HBO MAX Latino Short Film Competition

¡Cóme! (Eat!) – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Lizette Barrera; 2020

Director

  • Previously Licensed and Distributed with HBO

  • Official Selection, IndyShorts International Film Festival Presented by Heartland Film

Chicle (Gum) – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Lizette Barrera; 2019

Director, Writer, Co-Producer

  • Currently Licensed and Distributed with ShortsTV

  • World Premiered at SXSW, Nominated for Grand Jury Award

  • Official Selection, Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

  • Official Selection, Outfest Film Festival

  • Winner of Femme Frontera Award at the El Paso Film Festival

  • Recipient of Austin Film Society Grant: Empower a Billion Women Grant by Sandra Adair

Mosca (Fly) – Short Fiction Film | Dir. Lizette Barrera; 2016

Director, Writer, Co-Producer

  • Previously Licensed and Distributed with HBO

  • Official Selection, Maryland Film Festival

  • Recipient of Austin Film Society Travel Grant

  • Winner of Best Texas Film Award at the Austin Under The Stars Film Festival

Academic History

University of Texas at Austin | 2014-2017

Master of Fine Arts in Film, Directing

University of Texas at Arlington | 2009-2013

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film

References

Available Upon Request